BACKGROUNDIn the late
60's and early 70's, worked with Bob Moog. Introduced the idea of using a
divider system for tone generation which formed the conceptual basis for the
development of the Polymoog. Also, at that time, the Orchestron was conceived
with David VanKoevering who distributed the product. In the early eighties,
assisted Oberheim Electronics with enhancements, corrections and marketing
ideas for the Oberheim sequencing system. First to perform live using this
system. In the late eighties, worked with Kurzweil staff (Hal Chamberlain)
in developing software for the Midi Board. Assisted Steinberg Jones, Passport
Designs, Opcode, digidesign and others in developing various software packages...alpha/beta.
Engineering background including research and development of
Fourier related algorithms for spectral alteration and noise
elimination.

THE OLD KEYBOARD SETUP This was my setup in 1984 when I played at the Hyatt Regency and later the LA Cafe in Manalapan. Notice a piece of the 3 track AMPEX in the background. No stand manufacturer made a stand that I could use for my equipment, so Gary Marcinkowski fitted some exhaust pipe extensions on the ultimate support stand... the ceiling is 8 feet. On the top from the left was the Ursa Major Space Station the first digital reverb under $15,000. The Eventide 949 Harmonizer was next and above it was an Aural Exciter of course held down by bungy cords. To the right of that was the Oberheim Drums and Sequencer. Below was the OB-Xa; then the Emu E1, Polymoog and the CP70 Piano. Mounted vertically to the extreme right was a dbx 165 Overeasy compressor. The sound system consisted of 4 EV cabinets with 18" woofers, vented midrange and 4 tweeters. The vented midrange was the key to a great sound but EV abondoned its use for some unknown reason.